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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates: October 1, 2014

John "Andy" Anderson Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 112
Scope and Contents John “Andy” Anderson served aboard Growler from August 1961 to May 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) third class and was the torpedo fire controlman aboard Growler. Anderson began his interview by stating that his father served aboard German submarines during World War I, which influenced his decision to join the Navy and serve aboard submarines. He then briefly discussed his childhood before explaining why he joined the Navy. Anderson continued, describing his...
Dates: September 14, 2016

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Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Recreation 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 2
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Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
Growler -- sail 2
Hygiene 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Strategy -- Deterrence 2
Accidents 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Damage Control 1
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
Food -- Cake 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Liberty 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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